Social media is paying tribute to many influencers who died in 2026.
While recording a private New Year’s Eve livestream, Sergio Jiménez died at age 37. Spanish outlets El País and El Periódico reported that he was allegedly completing challenges, including consuming alcohol and cocaine in exchange for money.
Days later, content creator Athira Auni died on January 3 at age 21 after a motorcycle accident.
News broke later that month that Isabel Veloso died at age 19 after a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and Jéssica Daugirdas died at age 35 after being hospitalized for sepsis while battling colorectal cancer.
In February, Chinnu Papu died by suicide at age 24. Later that month, Damiano Alberti died after a three-year battle with cancer.
Scroll down to remember the influencers who died in 2026:
